This sort of thing happens to people from New Mexico all the time. A disturbing number of TSA agents, retail clerks, and bank employees are unaware that New Mexico is a state and not a foreign country.

I still see n o reason or the TSA at all , since we now have open borders. All a real terrorist has to do is to Mexico and then walk across the border. I think its really a jobs program for otherwise unemployable thugs.

I tried to ship a heavy package to Alaska once, Before Internet, and the shipping agent couldn't find the code. She asked for the spelling three times, then said there was nothing listed between Afghanistan and Albania so she couldn't give me a rate.

I was challenged because the TSA agent had no idea about a DHS issued ID card for a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. His supervisor said it was challenged because it didn't contain an Expiration Date, which I had to point out to him was in the box marked "Expires".

I actually witnessed a TSA agent tell a man and his wife and three children, who were in line in front of me, to (paraphrasing) "obey me or I'll make sure you miss your flight." I paraphrased as noted but it was pretty close to those exact words.

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